Chilton County voters participate in statewide races
Published 5:12 pm Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Jimmy Martin was officially sworn in as House District 42 Representative Wednesday morning.
Chilton County District Judge Rhonda Hardesty led the ceremony with Martin’s family and friends present to witness him being sworn in at the Chilton County Courthouse.
Martin defeated incumbent Kurt Wallace in the House District 42 race in the Republican Primary on June 3.
Martin, of Clanton, represented the district for 12 years as a Democrat before Wallace defeated him in 2010.
Martin announced in Aug. 2013 that he planned to run as a Republican in 2014.
In addition to the offices of sheriff and revenue commissioner, Chilton County residents had the opportunity to vote for candidates in statewide races in the 2014 General Election on Tuesday.
Results of races listed below are unofficial since provisional ballots have not been counted yet.
Provisional ballots will be counted and election results should be certified Nov. 12.
•Governor
In Chilton County, Republican incumbent Robert Bentley earned 9,028 votes compared to Democratic candidate Parker Griffith, who earned 2,419 votes.
In Alabama, Bentley earned 747,357 votes to win the seat for Alabama governor.
Griffith claimed 427,218 votes.
•Lieutenant Governor
Republican candidate Kay Ivey earned 9,070 votes in Chilton County compared to Democratic candidate James C. Fields Jr., who received 2,224 votes.
Statewide, Ivey received 721,360 votes compared to Fields who received 418,184.
•Attorney General
In Chilton County, Republican candidate Luther Strange defeated Democratic candidate Joe Hubbard.
Strange received 8,511, compared to 2,797 votes for Hubbard.
Statewide, Strange received 665,958 votes compared to Hubbard’s 470,662.
•Secretary of State
Republican candidate John Merrill beat out Democratic candidate Lula Albert-Kaigler in Chilton County.
Merrill received 9,082 votes compared to Albert-Kaigler’s 1,899.
In Alabama, Merrill received 715,352 compared to Albert-Kaigler’s 395,006.
•State Auditor
Chilton County voters cast ballots in favor of Republican candidate Jim Zeigler with 8,948 votes compared to Democratic candidate Miranda Joseph who received 2,043.
Statewide, Zeigler received the highest number of votes with 698,359 compared to Joseph, who received 409,571.
•Agriculture Commissioner
Republican John McMillan claimed victory in Chilton County with 9,097 votes compared to Democratic candidate Doug Smith, who received 1,866 votes.
Statewide, McMillan received 716,219 votes and Smith received 389,559 votes.
•United States Senator
In an uncontested race, Republican candidate Jeff Sessions received 9,535 votes in Chilton County.
•United States Representative, 6th Congressional District
In Chilton County, Republican candidate Gary Palmer received the highest number of votes with 9,199.
Democratic candidate Mark Lester received 2,036 votes.
Statewide, Palmer received 135,711 votes compared to Lester who received 42,172.
•State Treasurer
Republican candidate Young Boozer’s race was uncontested. Boozer received 8,941 votes in Chilton County.
Statewide results were not available.
•Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Place No. 1
In an uncontested race, Republican candidate Greg Shaw took 8,971 votes in Chilton County.
•Court of Civil Appeals Judge, Place No. 1
In an uncontested race, Republican candidate William C. “Bill” Thompson received 8,880 in Chilton County.
•Court of Civil Appeals Judge, Place No. 2
In an uncontested race, Republican candidate Scott Donaldson received 8,855 votes in Chilton County.
•Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place No. 1
In an uncontested race, Republican candidate Mary B. Windom received 8,725 votes in Chilton County.
•Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place No. 2
In an uncontested race, Republican candidate Beth Kellum received 8,818 votes in Chilton County.
•Public Service Commission, Place No. 1
Republican candidate Jeremy H. Oden’s race was uncontested for Public Service Commission Place No. 1. He received 8,825 votes in Chilton County.
Statewide results were not available.
•Public Service Commission, Place No. 2
Republican Chris “Chip” Beeker, Jr. was the only candidate to appear on the ballot for Public Service Commission, Place No. 2. He received 8,885 votes in Chilton County.
Statewide results were not available.
•State Senator District No. 14
Republican candidate Cam Ward received 6,679 votes in Chilton County. Ward’s race was uncontested.
•State Senator District No. 30
Republican candidate Clyde Chambliss Jr. received 2,440 votes in Chilton County with Independent candidate Bryan Morgan receiving 348 votes.
Results for the entire district were not available.
•State Representative District No. 81
Republican candidate Mark Tuggle received the highest number of votes in Chilton County with 1,246 votes.
Democratic candidate Dylan V. Oliver received 249 votes.
In the district, Tuggle received 7,052 votes compared to Oliver’s 3,454.
•State Representative District No. 42
In an uncontested race, Republican candidate James M. “Jimmy” Martin received 6,427 votes in Chilton County.
•State Representative District No. 49
In an uncontested race, Republican candidate April Weaver received 1,418 votes in Chilton County.
•Chilton County Coroner
Republican candidate J. Aaron Ellison received 9,333 votes in Chilton County. Ellison’s race was uncontested.
•Superintendent, Chilton County Board of Education
Republican candidate Tommy Glasscock took home 9,248 votes in his uncontested race.
•Proposed Amendment No. 1
The foreign laws amendment passed with 7,487 “yes” votes from Chilton County voters.
There were 2,265 voters who voted “no” to the amendment.
Statewide, 677,916 voted in favor of the amendment and 259,852 voted against.
•Proposed Amendment No. 2
The amendment dealing with the Capital Improvement Trust Fund was defeated in Chilton County with 4,976 voters casting “no” ballots. There were 4,632 voters who voted “yes” to the amendment.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the amendment had not been called as to if it passed or not.
Statewide, results showed the amendment had 466,123 votes in favor and 458,313 votes against.
•Proposed Amendment No. 3
The right to bear arms amendment passed in Chilton County with 8,353 voting in favor and 1,996 voting against.
The amendment also passed statewide with 714,576 “yes” votes and 271,171 “no” votes.
•Proposed Amendment No. 4
The expenditure increase amendment passed in Chilton County with 5,332 “yes” votes and 4,300 “no” votes.
Statewide, the amendment passed with 521,474 voters voting “yes” and 405,714 voters voting “no.”
•Proposed Amendment No. 5
The right to hunt amendment passed with 8,627 “yes” votes in Chilton County and 1,444 “no” votes.
Statewide, the amendment passed with 769,865 “yes” votes and 194,018 “no” votes.
